Article II: The Executive BranchSection 3

*Selected Provisions Relevant to U.S. Intelligence Law

He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.

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CRS Analysis of Constitutional Provisions Relevant to U.S. Intelligence Law

The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation